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“This game had trouble written all
over it from the beginning. We were
coming off a big win against our
archrival, and it’s also difficult to play
these midweek games,” Berson said.
Despite leading both opponents in
shots and corner kicks, 13-6, the
Gamecocks were held scoreless. The
Gamecocks also had five offsides
penalties against UNC and three against
Charlotte.
The losses came from teams ranked
lower than the Gamecocks, but the
USC squad can be confident in its
ability to create opportunities, as the
NCAA tournament will begin in just
over a month.
With the two losses the Gamecocks
fall to 8-3-1 on the year with two road
games ahead against the College of
Charleston and North Carolina
Wilmington. The game against the
College of Charleston will kick off
Wednesday at 6 p.m. The Gamecocks
will return home Oct. 27 against Furman.
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Volleyball sweeps Auburn
By MEGAN GIBSON
THE GAMECOCK
The women’s volleyball team
posted high numbers in Auburn
yesterday after falling to the Alabama
Crimson Tide last Friday. The
Gamecocks are now 11-6 overall and
4-4 in the SEC.
They Gamecocks began their road
trip Friday when they traveled to
Tuscaloosa to take on the Tide.
Alabama swept Carolina in three
games, (30-20, 30-25, 30-25)
marking their fourth-consecutive win
against the Gamecocks.
In game one, Alabama out-blocked
Carolina 8-4 and hit a .294 kill
percentage to USC’s .162. Alabama’s
defense at the net kept the Gamecocks
from scoring.
The Tide had five solo blocks while
Carolina only had one from
sophomore Iris Santos. Three of
Alabama’s blocks were in a row, giving
the Tide a 15-9 lead. The Gamecocks
couldn’t recover and lost the first
game 30-20.
“Alabama came out very
aggressively and we didn’t respond,”
^ftead coach Kim Hudson said.
The first kill of game two gave
outside hitter Shonda Cole her 500th
career kill. This game was a tighter
match than the first, when a service
error by Alabama at 29-23 gave the
Gamecocks an opportunity to steal the
momentum. However, they only
scored one more point on a kill by
Katelyn Panzau before the Tide
finished off the game 30-25.
In the third game, a service ace by
Sarah Morgan put the Gamecocks
within three at 27-24. Alabama then
scored two kills in a row to make the
score 29-24 and almost clench the
match.
However, the Gamecocks fought
harder and Panzau got her eighth kill
of the match, trying her season high,
but it wasn’t enough. Alabama
finished off the game on a kill by
Crystal Hudson to win the last game
30-25.
Alabama now leads their series
with the Gamecocks 14-11.
Feeding off their loss, Carolina
traveled to Auburn on Sunday and
swept the Tigers in three games (30
18, 30-20, 30-23). The Gamecocks
hit a season-high .381 kill percentage
with 51 kills.
This is the most in a three-game
SEC match this season for Carolina.
They also posted a season-high 16
service aces.
“Serving and attacking was the key
for us in today’s match,” Hudson said.
“We came out ready to play today and
it made a big difference in the
outcome.”
The women posted high numbers
individually as well. Cole had 14 kills
for the match and a .379 kill
percentage.
Also, middle blocker Lauren Ford
had nine kills and four blocks. Lynae
Vanden Hull had six service aces while
Panzau added five.
In game one, the Gamecocks had
only two attack errors and 16 kills,
giving them an impressive .467 kill
percentage. Carolina played
aggressively as Vanden Hull scored
four of her six service aces for the
match. The Gamecocks easily took
the first game 30-18.
The second game was a little bit
closer, buy only for a few minutes.
The two teams tied at 5-5, but soon
Carolina ran away with the game after
five service aces and 17 kills.
In the last game, Auburn took an
early lead 10-5. The Gamecocks
trailed until a kill by Lauren Ford tied
the score at 14-14. Carolina went on
an eight-point serving streak to lead
the Tigers 26-20. From there the
Gamecocks were able to keep the
momentum and ended game three on
a kill by Santos.
The Gamecocks will now take a
break from the road trips and play a
pair of home games this weekend.
They welcome the Georgia Bulldogs
Friday at 7 p.m. and Florida on
Sunday.
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heartbreaking loss as Carolina dropped
the match 3-2 on a Sara Moore score
1:51 into the OT period.
The first half began with Carolina
controlling both the pace and the ball
until the Bulldogs’ senior forward Ngum
" Suh crossed a beautiful ball into the box
to senior Kristin Peterson. With space
between her and the defenders, Peterson
faked USC goalkeeper Thorstenson with
a low shot to the left of the net to take
the lead at the 15:50 mark.
Carolina would finally take
advantage of their ball control
domination as junior Kimmy Criss lined
up for a penalty kick outside of the box.
The kick was deflected into the air by
sophomore Jessi Swaim and then headed
into the goal by team captain Sarah
Lentz at 26:40. The tying goal was the
fifth of the year for Lentz and the sixth
assist for Swaim.
Senior Ashley Williams was then
substituted into the game and her presence
was immediately felt as the Gamecocks
contained the Bulldogs’ rush attack. Less
than a minute after the previous score,
junior Jackie Welch connected with
Williams as she knocked a score in from 8
yards out at 27:25. The score was the
seventh of the year for Williams, the team
leader in goals and points.
Carolina clearly dominated ball
control and tempo for the first half; this
was evidenced by USC’s 9-1 shot
advantage over Miss. State for the half.
The second half saw the Bulldogs
take control as they outshot USC 8-4.
However, neither team dominated as
control shifted continuously from side
to side. After 42 minutes of defense and
with three minutes remaining to play,
the Carolina fans in attendance were
anticipating an end to the winless streak,
but Bulldog junior Meghan Odom
wasn’t ready to concede defeat. Odom’s
shot on goal was saved by Thorstenson,
but the ball deflected straight to Betty
Ann Casey who rebounded the ball in at
87:40 to tie the game 2-2. The ending
was not quite what Carolina expected as
the Bulldogs came quickly in the OT
period. Casey, still beaming from her
game-tying goal minutes before, drove
the ball to the 5-yard box and let off a
quick shot. Thorstenson again displayed
quickness in blocking the ball; but she
was not able to recover off the ground as
the rebound shot by Sara Moore at
91:51 clinched the come from behind
victory for Mississippi State. The
Gamecocks and the crowd stood in
disbelief as the improbable happened yet
again: a heartbreaker to still leave USC
searching for a conference victory.
“It’s been a tough season, outplaying
teams and not getting results,” Smith
said. “We’ve been playing well. We have
to take advantage of our chances. These
last couple of games we have to make sure
these lapses don’t happen, that we finish
out strong and get the wins we deserve.”
The Gamecocks will get their chance
when they return to action with a Friday
night away date at Arkansas, another
team looking to sneak into the SEC
Tournament picture. Carolina then
returns home to finish the season with
conference matches against LSU next
Sunday and No. 23 Florida on Oct. 29.
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